Bait holder



Aug. 25', 1931;. M. E. GASKINS 1,820,186

BAIT LDER ,FiledfFeb. 25, 1928 wmz mjkmlwzwron ATTORNEY 50 from the sidepanels 11 are inner Patented Aug. 25, 1931 UNETED STATES MA'UDE E.(EA-SKINS, O13 ARCADIA, FLORIDA BAIT HOLDER,

Application filed February 25, 1928.

This invention relates to bait holders'for use in the extermination ofinsects, rodents, etc, an object being to provide a bait holder whichmay be temporarily anchored or secured in place so that it will remainstationary, and thus prove more readily attractive than a shiftable baitholder, the invention being especially adapted for use upon shipboard,dining cars, etc. In addition, the in- 10 vention is also useful inhotels, restaurants, and other large public establishments, as well asin residences, the anchoring means preventing the help from sweeping outor otherwise inadvertently disposing of the 5 holder.

Another ob ect of the invention is the provision of a bait holder whosebottom is provided with a non-staining whose walls are provided withentrance openings for the passage of insects or rodents, which openingsare also useful in attaching the holder in place.

Another object of the invention is the provision of a holder which maybe made from a single blank of material to provide reinforcing top andside walls which will withstand the weight of many falling objects, andwhich will not collapse under ordinary usage.

l Vith the above and other objects in view, the invention furtherincludes the following novel features and details of constr ction, to behereinafter more fully described, illustrated in the accon'ipanyingdrawings and pointed out in the appended claims.

In the drawings Figure 1 is a perspective view of a bait holderconstructed in accordance with the invention.

Figure 2 Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a view of the blank from which the holder is made.

Referring to the drawings in detail wherein like characters of referencedenote corre- P spending parts, as will be seen by reference to Figure3, the holder comprises a central panel or bottom 10, from the oppositeedges of which extend inner and outer side panels 11 having openings 12therein. Extending and outer is a section on the line 22 of adhesive,and

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top panels 13 and these panels 13 have extendin g therefrom inner andouter side panels 14. Notches 15 are provided in the panels 14.

The blank is folded along the dotted lines indicated at a in Figure 3 soas to provide a transversely rectangular holder such as is illustratedin Figures 1 and 2,-the panels be ing folded so as to provide doubleside walls I 11 and 14L and a double top wall 13. The openings 12register with the notches 15 so as to provide entrance openings 16 inthe side walls, while the ends of the holder are also open to permit ofthe entrance of insects or rodents, in accordance with the size of theholder. A poisonous food ofsuitable charac-'"" ter is placed Within theholder as indicated at 17.

The lower face of the bottom 10 is provided with an adhesive indicatedat 18 and this adhesive is of a non-staining and non-*' 7 poisonouscharacter, so that if desired it may be moistened by the tongue toattach the holder in place. As the adhesive is non-staining, the holdermay be attached to any article without injury to the article. 5

As the top and side walls of the holder are reinforced, it will notreadily collapse under the weight or impact of articles of averageweight falling thereon.

As will be seen by reference to the drawings, the entrance openings 16are arranged adjacent the boltoin 10 and provide means for the insertionof the end of the finger into these openings to assist in securing theholder in place. As the holder may be readily station- 5 arilypositioned, it will not shift about when used upon shipboard or uponrailroad trains and will not be accidentally swept out by careless help.The holder may be made in various sizes suitable for either insects of"rodents and as it is constructed of light preferably waterproof materialit cannot be shifted about when being investigated by a rodent whichwould result in arousing his suspicions or frightening him away.

The invention is susceptible of various changes in its form, proportionsand minor details of construction and the right is herein reserved tomake such changes as properly fall within the scope of the appendedclaims' 10 1 Having described the invention What is claimed is A baitholder comprising a single piece of material having each end notched andprovided With spaced slots adjacent the medial portion thereof andfolded upon itself to provide a rectangular shaped receptacle in crossrection with each end fully open and With the notches and slots inalignment to provide entrances in the sides of the receptacle, apoisonous bait positioned in the receptacle on the bottom Wall thereof,and adhesive applied to the outer face of the bottomwall of thereceptacle for securing the latter to a surface of a support againstaccidental displacement therefrom by either a rodentor a person.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

MAUDE E. GASKINS.

